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Pat bought 5 pounds of apples. How many pounds of pears could he have bought for same amount of money? 1) 1 pound of pears cost $0.5 more that 1 pound of apples 2) 1 pound of pears cost 1.5 times as much as 1 pound of apples

Pat bought 5 pounds of apples. How many pounds of pears could he have bought for same amount of money?1) 1 pound of pears cost $0.5 more that 1 pound of apples2) 1 pound of pears cost 1.5 times as much as 1 pound of apples

We need a relationship between price of pears and that of apples to solve the question.

STAT11p = 0.5 + 1aBut this relationship is not sufficient to answer becauseprice of 5 pounds of apples = 5p = 5*0.5 + 5a but we cannot tell for sure about the exact pounds of apples we can buy

STAT21p = 1.5*1aThis relationship is sufficient becauseprice of 5 pounds of apples = 5p = 5*1.5 *1a= 7.5aso we know for sure that we can buy 7.5 pounds of apples with the same money.So, Answer will be B

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IF...A pound of applies costs $.50, then a pound of pears costs $15 pounds of applies = $2.50$2.50 = $1(X pounds of pears)X = 2.5 pounds of pearsThe answer changes based on the starting price of a pound of applies.Fact 1 is INSUFFICIENT